fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to increase; to add to; to augment
don't you think?; indicates question
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
welcome; (warm) reception
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection